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Counties with the highest infant mortality rates in Texas

Among 72 Texas counties with published values, the counties with the highest infant mortality rates are Jefferson County, TX (8.8, 1.42 times the U.S. county median of 6.2), Bowie County, TX (8.4, 1.35 times the U.S. county median of 6.2) and Shelby County, TX (8.4, 1.35 times the U.S. county median of 6.2). Values are deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.

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Infant mortality, deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.

Counties with the highest infant mortality rates in Texas
RankCountyStateValueU.S. county medianTimes reference
1Jefferson CountyTX8.86.21.42x
2Bowie CountyTX8.46.21.35x
3Shelby CountyTX8.46.21.35x
4Fannin CountyTX8.16.21.31x
5Cherokee CountyTX86.21.29x
6Hardin CountyTX7.56.21.21x
7Harrison CountyTX7.56.21.21x
8Henderson CountyTX7.56.21.21x
9Navarro CountyTX7.46.21.19x
10Potter CountyTX7.46.21.19x
11Hunt CountyTX7.16.21.15x
12Medina CountyTX7.16.21.15x
13Smith CountyTX76.21.13x
14Angelina CountyTX6.96.21.11x
15Hood CountyTX6.86.21.1x
16Howard CountyTX6.86.21.1x
17Maverick CountyTX6.86.21.1x
18Grayson CountyTX6.66.21.06x
19Orange CountyTX6.66.21.06x
20Wharton CountyTX6.66.21.06x
21Bell CountyTX6.56.21.05x
22Coryell CountyTX6.56.21.05x
23Gregg CountyTX6.56.21.05x
24Randall CountyTX6.56.21.05x
25Walker CountyTX6.56.21.05x
26Wichita CountyTX6.56.21.05x
27Polk CountyTX6.46.21.03x
28Bexar CountyTX6.36.21.02x
29Dallas CountyTX6.36.21.02x
30McLennan CountyTX6.36.21.02x
31Tarrant CountyTX6.26.21x
32Waller CountyTX6.26.21x
33Jim Wells CountyTX6.16.20.98x
34Lamar CountyTX6.16.20.98x
35Van Zandt CountyTX5.96.20.95x
36Harris CountyTX5.86.20.94x
37Liberty CountyTX5.86.20.94x
38Ector CountyTX5.76.20.92x
39Ellis CountyTX5.66.20.9x
40Johnson CountyTX5.66.20.9x
41Cameron CountyTX5.56.20.89x
42Taylor CountyTX5.46.20.87x
43Brazos CountyTX5.36.20.85x
44Lubbock CountyTX5.36.20.85x
45Kaufman CountyTX5.26.20.84x
46Tom Green CountyTX5.26.20.84x
47Galveston CountyTX5.16.20.82x
48Guadalupe CountyTX5.16.20.82x
49Nueces CountyTX5.16.20.82x
50Bastrop CountyTX56.20.81x
51Brazoria CountyTX56.20.81x
52Rusk CountyTX56.20.81x
53Wise CountyTX56.20.81x
54Atascosa CountyTX4.96.20.79x
55Midland CountyTX4.96.20.79x
56Webb CountyTX4.96.20.79x
57Comal CountyTX4.86.20.77x
58San Patricio CountyTX4.86.20.77x
59Starr CountyTX4.86.20.77x
60El Paso CountyTX4.66.20.74x
61Hidalgo CountyTX4.66.20.74x
62Montgomery CountyTX4.66.20.74x
63Denton CountyTX4.56.20.73x
64Fort Bend CountyTX4.56.20.73x
65Collin CountyTX4.36.20.69x
66Nacogdoches CountyTX4.36.20.69x
67Rockwall CountyTX4.36.20.69x
68Victoria CountyTX4.36.20.69x
69Travis CountyTX4.16.20.66x
70Parker CountyTX46.20.65x
71Hays CountyTX3.96.20.63x
72Williamson CountyTX3.96.20.63x

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